Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday directed the state government to submit its explanation with regard to Clause XIV of GO Ms No. 7, dated 29.04.2026, which lacked the specific timeline to clear all admitted dues payable to educational institutions in respect fee reimbursement for the academic years up to and including 2025-26.
The clause mentioned that all admitted dues, including amounts for which tokens had been generated, shall continue to be settled by the welfare department concerned under the existing institution-routed reimbursement mechanism, and the migration to direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode under the GO shall not affect, prejudice or extinguish such pre-existing liability of the government.
However, educational Institutions raised objections before the High Court that the government was trying to circumvent the pending dues owed to the colleges and had taken the new stand to transfer the fee amount under DBT mode to the students’ Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.
Justice Juvvadi Sridevi of the High Court directed the state government to file detailed counters on this regard by June 24, particularly in view of the commencement of the academic year 2026-27 in July. The judge made it clear that in case of any delay in filing the affidavits, the court would take a call on the interim applications filed by the educational Institutions .
The judge was dealing with a petition filed by several engineering educational institutions which complained against the government for failing to release the admitted amounts payable to the institutions under the scheme of reimbursement of tuition fee, and the prohibition imposed on the educational Institutions from directly collecting tuition fee and special fee.
During the hearing on Monday, special government counsel S. Rahul Reddy sought additional time to obtain instructions and file detailed counter-affidavits, particularly concerning Clause XIV of GO Ms No. 7.
Counsels for the petitioners brought to the notice of the court that the government had not submitted an explanation its stand on Clause XII of the same GO, despite court orders for explanation dated April 30. The said clause prohibited the colleges from insisting on the payment of fees from the students at the time of admission.
Counsels urged the court to continue the interim suspension of Clause XII. The court granted a final opportunity to the government to file counter-affidavits and extended the interim suspension orders on Clause XII, granted on April 30, till further orders.
Court Grants ‘John Doe’ Relief to Singer Mangli; Restrains Media from Linking Her to Financial Fraud
Hyderabad:In a relief to the Telugu folk singer and television presenter Satyavathi Mudavath, known as Mangli, the City Civil Court here on Monday issued interim injunction orders — ‘John Doe’ orders, also known as ‘Ashok Kumar orders’ in India — restraining several media platforms and certain individuals from telecasting or posting defamatory statements against her by linking her to a large-scale micro finance and investment fraud scheme.
She approached the court seeking an injunction against certain Telugu and Kannada media platforms from publishing or circulating any defamatory content against her across platforms. She also sought perpetual injunction orders against certain individuals over alleged defamatory statements. According to her counsel, the court also allowed her plea for mandatory injunction directing media houses to immediately remove all allegedly defamatory content.
Senior counsel B. Chandrasen Reddy, appearing for Mangli, submitted that certain individuals have engaged in a “pre-planned and concerted campaign” to tarnish her image by spreading false and malicious content through television debates, press meets, and social media platforms. He argued that the false, baseless, and defamatory statements had caused serious harm to Mangli`s reputation and standing in the entertainment industry.
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